Robert Hunter (b. 1828)

HUNTER, PONGE

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 5/25/2005 at 22:30:07

Hunter, Robert, farmer, Section 15 (Scott township); PO Brush Creek; was born in Antrim Co., Ireland, in 1828; came to New York in 1850; moved to Winneshiek Co., Iowa, in 1855; located in this county in 1869. Married Miss Jane Ponge in 1847; she was born in the same county in Ireland; in 1828; they have nine children --- Mary A., born July 20, 1852; Elizabeth, born March 23, 1854; Margaret, born Feb. 17, 1856; Samuel, born April 25, 1857; Rachel, born April 9, 1859; Helen, born July 2, 1861; Sarah J., born Nov. 11, 1863; Robert, born Nov. 8, 1865; Henry, born July 6, 1868; William J., born May 28, 1872, died Sept. 30, 1873. He has been School Director six years; Trustee, four years. He owns 160 acres of land, worth $25 per acre.

Page 663, "1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa"